After a mediocre start to his career (though his losses came to the likes of Jose Aldo and Takanori Gomi), Mello took on Duarte while riding six-fight win streak.

In the latest installment of AXS TV Fights Video Vault – our fight-of-the-week feature – we look back at the featherweight bout.

Each week AXS TV (formerly HDNet) and MMAjunkie.com release a new and exclusive fight from the ever-growing AXS TV Fights video library. Stunning knockouts, slick submissions, shocking finishes and legendary brawls are the norm for
this weekly feature.

Duarte vs. Mello is no exception.

Mello (10-6 at the time) had submitted four of his five previous opponents heading into the May fight. The American Top Team fighter and grappling ace met a fighter in a tailspin with Duarte (4-8), who was stuck in a four-fight losing skid heading into the bout.

Could Duarte pull off the big upset, or would Mello maintain his momentum? Check out the embedded clip for the answer.

Each week MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) and AXS TV Fights (www.axs.tv) team up for AXS TV Fights Video Vault, which offers a new and unique video from the organization’s ever-growing fight library. The weekly feature is a continuation of a long-standing partnership between MMAjunkie.com and AXS TV. For more information on AXS TV, which broadcasts more MMA events than any other TV outlet, visit www.axs.tv.